Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto
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| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office disestablished |
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| Born | Gilbert Elliot 23 April 1751 Edinburgh |
| Died | 21 June 1814 (aged 63) Stevenage, Hertfordshire |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey |
| Nationality | British |
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Anna Maria Amyand (m. 1777) |
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Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto,
Background and education
Minto was born in
Career
In 1776 Minto entered Parliament as an independent
In 1793 he was appointed Civil Commissioner for Dunkirk which was then under Siege of Dunkirk (1793) by Coalition forces. However, the siege proved unsuccessful and the appointment perforce remained only on paper. Later he was given a similar appointment for Toulon, which proved similarly abortive.[4]
He was sworn of the
Family
Minto married Anna Maria Amyand (26 March 1752 – 8 March 1829),
Their children were:[8]
- Anna Maria (d. 18 Oct. 1855) married Lt.-Gen. Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin. No issue.
- Harry Mary Frances (d. July 1825). Died young.
- Gilbert, 2nd Earl Minto
- Admiral the Hon. Sir George Elliot
- Hon. John Elliot(b. 1788, d. 1862) was a politician.
- Catherine Sarah (circa 1798-25 June 1862), who married John Boileau, 1st Baronet. Had issue.
Lord Minto died at Stevenage, Hertfordshire, on 21 June 1814, aged 63, and was buried in Westminster Abbey, along with his brother Hugh. The inscription reads:[9]
Gilbert Elliot, Earl of Minto eldest son of Sir Gilbert Elliot, Baronet. Born April 23, 1751, Viceroy of Corsica 1794, Envoy Extraordinary to Vienna 1779, President of the Board of Control 1806, Governor General of India 1806-13, created Baron Minto of Minto and Viscount Melgund and Earl of Minto. Died June 21, 1814.
He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son, Gilbert.[9]
References
- ISBN 0-19-282745-6.
- ^ a b c Thorne, R.G., "Elliot Murray Kynynmound, Sir Gilbert, 4th Bt. (1751-1814), of Minto, Roxburgh.", The History of Parliament
- ^ a b c Chisholm 1911, p. 563.
- ^ Mount, Ferdinand (2015). The Tears of the Rajas: Mutiny, Money and Marriage in India 1805-1905. Simon & Schuster. p. 108.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-906290-86-6.
It is not known when the only recorded pastel by Lady Elliot was made...
- ^ "Object: Anna Maria Lady Elliot". The British Museum. Print of a portrait of Lady Elliot by Joshua Reynolds. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Yarrow, Stephen. "Naming Australia's Coastline". Pocket Oz Guide to Australia. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Minto, Earl of (UK, 1813)". Cracoft's Peerage. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Gilbert and Hugh Elliot". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
Further reading
- Das, Amita; Das, Aditya. Defending British India against Napoleon: The Foreign Policy of Governor-General Lord Minto, 1807-13 ( Rochester: Boydell Press, 2016)
- Harrington, Jack (2010), Sir John Malcolm and the Creation of British India, Chs. 1–3, New York: ISBN 978-0-230-10885-1
Attribution:
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Minto, Earls of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 563–564.
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